'Ignorant and racist': Auckland restaurant owner angry at INZ's chef visa decision
17 Apr, 2021 06:38 PM
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Besos Latinos Ceviche Bar owner and head chef Luis Cabrera says INZ's decision to decline his chef a work visa renewal is "ignorant and racist". Photo / Dean Purcell
Besos Latinos Ceviche Bar owner and head chef Luis Cabrera says INZ's decision to decline his chef a work visa renewal is "ignorant and racist". Photo / Dean Purcell
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
A South American chef faces the prospect of having to leave New Zealand after failing to get a work visa because Immigration NZ says it was "not satisfied burrito, nachos, quesadilla and tortillas required the skills of a specialist chef".